Draft-yoke for railway-car draft-rigging.



2 SHBETSSHEET l.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

S. B. HASELTINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10, 1913.

DRAFT YOKE FOR RAILWAY OAR DRAFT RIGGING.

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STACY n. HASELCEINE, or osroeeo, ELLINOIS, esszenon TO WILLIAM H. MINER,0F orncneo, rumors.

DRAFT-YOKE FGEZ- BAILlUAY-CAR DRAFT-RIGGING.

specification of Letters Patent.

l atented J an, 19, 1915.

Application filed March 10, 1913. 55119.1 fie. 753,169.

Chicago, in the county'of Cook and State Illinois, have invented acertain new useful Improvement in Draft-Yokes Railwayfier Draft-Rigging,of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exactdscription,reference being had to the so coinpanying drawings; forging a part ofthis specification,

"My invention relates ,tofiifiproyements in draft yoke-s for railway cardraft l'iggin and more particularly to. means pro ided in a draft yokeitor forwardly extending a standard freight cnr drew, her.

In the drawings fori iing a part of this specification Figure l is aside elevation partly in vertical l0 tudinnl section on line ll of 2 ofa draftrigsring enibodying my invention, Fig. 2 1s n 1311131 YleW partlyin horizontal section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. In Figs. 1 and 2 the portsare in hoe nml position. Fig. Sis a. plan ifiew oaitly in longitudinalsection on line l-i of Fig. 2 showing'the parts in the position assumedin extreme rearward movement of the drew her. Fig. i is a perspectiveView of 1' y in.- proved yoke heed. Fig. 5 is n perspective VlQW of thefiller block.

In the drmvings 6, (3 i'epre or parts of the our lie to \Yh rigging isapplied, 7 the end s 5 block, the draw our corryiron, plate ll the drzi't ge:*= or comp v 1' follow:

sisting member, 1* front follower, I YldGCl the front stop sh ing stopshoulders 11 stop shoulders 1S 1* draft yoke and EU th boiling movementof the draw bar. The said member is provided back of said draw heropening with a iurther opening 27 co iguous with the opening 25, whichopenin; F? isfedapted to receive the preferably re; nguLir filler block28, which slidingly engages therein, and is adapted to contact with thedrew bar at its forward end and of the draft yoke at its other end. Themen her A is further provided with. longitudinal slots 30 openingrearoi'dly, and adapted.

to receive the forward or free ends of the yoke strap which are securedtherein, by

suitable means, preferably the rivets 31, 31.

it will be observed that without change of heving'th e means offorwardly extending the coupler he connection therein illustinted anddescribed herein, Wlll be torntardly extended so to give the properclearance between cars, which safety requires and at the some timeprovides 21- safe indsiinple means of connecting the draft gear locatedin its usual position in reference to the stop members-with the standarddrew her usually employed in draft rigging for railway freight cars.

On forward movement of the draw bar 1 the "mile of the draft sear in theusual i w I nann 7 time bar the coupler hey slides without strain withinthe slots of the hollow mem- I eer end of the drew her enh ler hloclr.28

through which e front compressed.

ig for railway cars in (UV-bill e. yoke strap, e ed the strep said rfiends-d forwardly of the 37 sting, means slid- I drawbar with the ex--o yoke hood, and filler block hin the yoke heed, free mi l Re hi to runderhuff and 2. In o. draft rigging for railway cars, in combination. adraw-bar, a yoke strap, ,a yoke heard, the ends of said strap beingattached to the yoke head, said yoke head be- 0 draft yoke is drawnforwardly, compressrearward movement of the ioliower 13 the parts Withinforwardly and resrwsrdly with the ports Within the lateral opening 29 fing elongmteimmns for attaching the draw bar to file ya a head, a draftgear wiihin iixe yoke sir-21p, folioweg's, a slidzzbifi fillerbiu-ckmaunted within s head he r-men the from; follmver and. i139drawbar, sdid filler black being dispns-e within ihe yoke head between.the points where the swap is attached 31} like yoke head 'anfi atree tomove bath ffgrwarfiiy and rearwardly with he draw baa.

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